If you do not yet code and want to learn, this course is a great place to start. It will teach you how to use existing Python code to interact with data on the Internet in fun new ways. Instruction focuses on the conceptual basics of the programming language as it relates to working with online data. You'll be introduced to Python arithmetic operators, variables, values, and modules. At a higher level, you'll experience what an API is and how it works by playing with cat memes.
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Learn why it's worth learning to code and what an API is by dealing in the basic currency of the social Internet.
Run "code notebooks" and discuss the psychological part of learning code to make you feel more prepared to see yourself as someone who codes.
Apply the programming language Python and bridge between the basics of a programming language and interacting with the Internet in fun new ways.
Using Python, you'll learn how to say one phrase in over 100 languages in Google Translate, and take simple phrases by translating them.
Flexible deadlines
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Coursera Labs
Includes hands on learning projects.
Learn more about Coursera Labs Course 1 of 4 in the
Beginner Level
Approx. 9 hours to complete
English
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
3 hours to complete
Pictures of Kittens in Python
3 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 25 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes
2 hours to complete
Code Notebooks
2 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 23 min)
4 hours to complete
Python as a Calculator
4 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 39 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
1 hour to complete
Course Summary & Honors: Interactive Demo
1 hour to complete
2 videos (Total 14 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
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